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đặc tả

verb Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ʔɗak̚˧˨ʔ taː˧˩]Huế [ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ taː˧˨]Saigon [ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ taː˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones

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Chinese characters: 特寫

Meanings of đặc tả in English

Verb

  1. to thoroughly depict a representative part of an entity to emphasize its entire nature
    • Một bức tranh đặc tả tính phi lý của trực quan như vầy ắt phải người có nhãn quan sâu sắc lắm mới thấu được.It must be only those who possess an astute eye that could comprehend such a painting depicting the nonsensicality of direct observation.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 特寫.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce đặc tả?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗak̚˧˨ʔ taː˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ taː˨˩˦]. Tones: đặc — heavy tone (nặng), tả — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is đặc tả a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đặc tả is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 特寫.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.